Fly swatter



Aug. 25, 1931. R. F. MEGGITT 1,820,360

FLY SWATTER Filed June 25, 1928 Patented Aug. 25 1931' i warren STA ES ROBERT F; arneerrr; or, c nBoYenn, MICHIGAN FILY swA'r'riJn Application filed June It is well known that the flexible paddle of'a fly swatter often wears out before the handle, and this inventionaims to provide novel means whereby a new paddle can be put on an old handle of a fly swatter.

Figure 1 shows in elevation, a device con-v structed in accordance with the invention, parts beingbroken away; a

Figure 2 is an'elevation wherein the frame of the fly swatter is viewed edgewise, parts beingbroken away; i Figure 3 is a composite perspective view showing parts of the frame separated, portions being broken away. I I

The frame of the fly swatter is made out of wire 'or similar material having some resiliency; The frame includes 'a handle, which, as a whole, is marked by the numeral 1. The handle 1 includes a head made up] of a cross piece 2 and converging arms 3 connected to the ends of the cross piece 2.

The parts 4 of the arms 3 which areimmediately adjacent to the cross piece 2 converge less pronouneedly than do the parts 5 of the arms. 7

I The parts 5 of the arms 3 are twisted together as at 6 and extended in parallel relation, as at 7, to'form thestemB of the handle,the stem 8-terminating inv an eye 9 whereby the 'swa'tter may be conveniently suspended. To facilitate 'thejgrip of the lead member of the handle on the paddle 10 of the fly swatter, the parts 40f the arms 3' arereversely curved, as at 11, near to the ends of the cross piece 2. g I g The frame of the fly swatter includes a jaw, designated generally by the numeral 12.

The jaw 12 comprises'a cross piece 14 and arms'15, theparts 16 of the arms 15 which are immediately adjacent to the cross piece 14 converging less pronouncedly than do the parts 17 of the arms 15 which are remote from the cross piece 15. The parts 17 ter minate in attaching elements, preferablyop positely'facing hooks 18.

The paddle 10, hereinbefore referred to, preferably is flexible, and includes arim or binder 19 and abody 20 within the binder, the body being made of wire netting in the present embodiment of the invention, al-

of the'frame; the cross piece of the jaw be-' 1928. Serial No. 287,970.

though another material might be employed if desired. In the edges of the paddle 10, near to the inner end of the paddle, recesses- 21 may be formed;

' In practical operatiomthe paddle 10 is ex-. t5 tended across the piece 2 of the handle and between the arms 3 of the handle, the parts 4 of the arms 3 being received in the recesses 21 that are formed in the edges of the pad-' dlerlO. VThe paddle 10 extends down fan, enough along the arms 3 so that the parts 5 of the arms 3 out across the corners of the paddle 10, as shown at 22 in Figure 1 The jaw 12.now is' mounted in place, the paddle 10 being engaged between the cross piece 25 ofthe handle 1 and the cross piece 14 of the j aw, as shown in Figure 1. The parts 16 of the arms 15 of the jaw 12 are crossed as at V 23 upon the parts 4 of the arms 3 of the handle 1, and the inner corners of the paddle, 10 are bound between the members 5 of the handle 1 and the members 17 of the jaw 12. The parts 17 of the jaw are crossed'on each other, as shown at 24, and the attaching elements or hooks 18 are engaged in opposite?' directions around'the twisted'part 6 of the stem 8. Owing to the fact that the arms 3 of the handle 1 are reversely curved as shown at 11 in Figure 2, the cross piece 14 of the jaw 12 tends to slide in the direction of the arrow A in Figure 2 of the drawings, and

the paddlelO is bound the more securely betweenthe cross piece 2 ofthe handle and the cross piece 14 of the jaw 12.

Having thus described the invention, what, is claimed is V Ina fly-swatter, a frame comprising a stem, arms projecting from the stem, and a cross piece connecting the arms, the arms embodying curved portions disposed at the ends of, the cross piece; a' jaw comprising a cross piece and arms, the cross piece of the jaw extending across the arms of the frame in p I approximate parallelism to the cross piece ing slidablyiengaged withthe curved portions of the arms of the frame to cause the cross piece of the jaw to slide toward the cross pieceof the frame, thereby to form a paddIe gri the jaw being freely removable from the frame and being movable longitudinally of the frame to permit the cross pieces to function as aforesaid, and means for effecting a slidable and releasable connection between the arms of the j {1W and the stem.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signa ture.

ROBERT F. MEGGITT. 

